JOYCE CARY (1888-1957) was born in Northern Ireland and grew up in London. He studied art in Edinburgh and in Paris before studying law at Oxford University. A poet, essayist, and short story writer, Cary is best known for his novels Mister Johnson and The Horse's Mouth.
About the Introducer:
CHRISTOPHER REID is the former poetry editor at Faber & Faber and the author of many books of poems, including A Scattering (winner of the Costa Book of the Year Award) and The Song of Lunch (which was the basis of a film starring Alan Rickman and Emma Thompson).
